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Passo del Mercante – Gerace Historic Village loop from Cittanova

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Cittanova

Passo del Mercante – Gerace Historic Village loop from Cittanova

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Passo del Mercante – Gerace Historic Village loop from Cittanova

06:37

90.5km

2,020m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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9.39 km

Passo del Mercante

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Connecting pass between Cittanova and Gerace. Often here there are stalls full of specialties to be tasted.

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9.40 km

Gerace: the medieval city of 100 churches

Highlight • Settlement

To reach Gerace it is necessary to make a detour from the route of the cycle path at the crossroads for Canolo. You have to cover 15 km, all downhill, on the outward journey, and although the return will be demanding, the experience is, from our point of view, essential. Gerace is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and has a perfectly preserved and valued historic center, with churches, museums, palaces, artisan shops that will repay any effort. Do not miss a visit to the Civic Museum, Antonella Campisi's fabric workshop, the ceramics workshops and, last but not least, you cannot give up stopping at the bar-pastry shops in the square to enjoy the goodness of the "rafiole", sweet typical, and some magnificent granitas.

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20.7 km

Passo Ropolà

Mountain Pass

24.0 km

Gerace Historic Village

Highlight • Settlement

Gerace is a charming village located in the Calabrian region, nestled in the hills and overlooking the Ionian Sea. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a masterpiece of Norman architecture. The village is surrounded by well-preserved medieval walls and a breathtaking view of both the sea and the hills.

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42.3 km

Siderno Superiore

Highlight • Settlement

Siderno Superiore, also known as "Old Siderno", is an ancient Calabrian village that stands on the hills above modern Siderno. Characterized by narrow alleys and breathtaking views of the Ionian sea, it retains its historical authenticity.

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53.6 km

Canolo

Highlight • Settlement

Canolo is impressively situated on a north-eastern mountain slope of the Aspromonte. In the ancient city you will find both places to stop and overnight. It is therefore perfect for a stop if you are going on tours in the Aspromonte National Park.

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58.0 km

View of the Southern Dolomites

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a great view of the "Dolomites of the South" or "Dolomites of the Aspromonte", which tower impressively into the sky near Canolo.

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62.3 km

Canolo: a nest of jagged rocks

Highlight • Canyon

The stretch that from Passo della Limina leads to Canolo is among the most beautiful of the cycle path from a landscape point of view. You go up quite a bit crossing woods and reserves of beech and conifers in pleasant solitude, until you reach the plateau which leads to the crossroads for Canolo Nuova. But once you have arrived here, in Aspromonte, you absolutely must not miss arriving near the historic center of "old" Canolo, dominated by immense rocky towers in the middle of two deep canyons: a beguiling place that greatly influenced the English painter and writer Edward Lear .

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73.8 km

Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa

Highlight • Rest Area

The Villa Comunale di Cittanova is a public park that was built in 1880 at the expense of the then mayor Carlo Ruggiero and therefore named after him.

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90.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

85.6 km

4.31 km

657 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.8 km

8.81 km

< 100 m

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Sunday 24 May

22°C

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29 %

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Passo del Mercante – Gerace Historic Village loop from Cittanova

Passo del Mercante

Gerace: the medieval city of 100 churches

Gerace Historic Village

Siderno Superiore

Canolo

View of the Southern Dolomites

Canolo: a nest of jagged rocks

Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa

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